Welcome
The Refugee Studies Centre (RSC) was founded in 1982 and is part of the Oxford Department of International Development. Our mission is to build knowledge and understanding of forced migration in order to help improve the lives of some of the world’s most vulnerable people.
Latest publications
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Skilled Worker Visas for Refugees: An Evaluation of the UK's Displaced Talent Mobility Pilot (DTMP)
Report
Nour Moussa and Olivier Sterck, (2024)
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Resisting domestic violence
Journal article
Catherine Briddick, (2024), International Journal of Refugee Law
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Must refugees be grateful?
Journal article
Rebecca Buxton and Matthew J Gibney, (2024), Political Studies
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Reviewing the contribution of the private sector to economic and labour market development in forced displacement contexts
Working paper
Mohbuba Choudhury and Emanuela Paoletti, (2024), RSC Working Paper Series 141
Latest news
Two new RSC Honorary Associates appointed
15 May 2024
Introducing our Visiting Fellows for Trinity term 2024
30 April 2024
Resisting domestic violence | Catherine Briddick
15 April 2024
Must refugees be grateful? | Matthew J Gibney
12 April 2024
Forthcoming events
Displacement and Documentary Film: A Conversation with Marc Isaacs | Annual Elizabeth Colson Lecture 2024
Wednesday, 22 May 2024, 5pm to 6.30pm @ Tsuzuki Lecture Theatre, St Anne's College, 56 Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6HS
Book launch: The Politics of Crisis-Making: Forced Displacement and Cultures of Assistance in Lebanon
Wednesday, 29 May 2024, 5pm to 6pm @ Seminar Room 1, Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TB
Gil Loescher Memorial Fund
In celebration of the life and work of Professor Gil Loescher, a fund has been established by the RSC and Gil’s family and friends to support students conducting research on refugee and displacement issues.
Founded in 1982
Master's course established in 1998
Winner of the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education in 2002